how can i reformat my sony notebook harddrive please help i am trying to fix it and don't know how step by step instructions or advse thanks
2006-11-01 06:00:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Honestly if you are trying to fix your computer, reformatting it will only wipe the data off of the hard drive, there is a lot more to fixing the PC than formatting the hard drive.
If you want to 'fix' the PC by wiping it out and installing XP fresh, then the best way is to boot from the XP CD you got with the PC. Some PCs don't ship with CDs now, you have to make them (using a utility included with the OS), buy them from the company, or access a hidden partition containing the discs (usually pressing F6 before the windows boot screen)
2006-11-01 06:18:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enter your BIOS (usually by pressing DEL during boot) and set your laptop to boot from CD. Insert your WinXP installation CD and reboot. Then its simply a case of following the onscreen instructions, choosing the format option.
Make sure you have all the drivers required by your laptop BEFORE you start. If you dont have the installation discs, the drivers can usually be found on the website of your laptops manufacturer.
2006-11-01 14:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by Goffik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boot from the XP CD, it has a reformat option during the installation.
2006-11-01 14:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems.
Some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
2006-11-01 22:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋